5. When the Walkers are only thirteen miles from Freeport, how many Walkers remain?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Thirty-four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Barkovitch used to carry around at high school for protection?

2. What Walker received his ticket in Augusta in the midst of the cheering?

3. Who gets gut cramps in Chapter 12?

4. Who is Garraty's mother's friend who tries to talk him out of the race and what does he do for a living?

5. What three Walkers did people from out-of-state cheer for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Garraty was once frightened by a movie starting Robert Mitchum. What was the movie about and why is Garraty thinking about it?

2. In Chapter 11, the boys are honored by the color guard. How do the Walkers respond and why?

3. What fear does Garraty begin obsessing over in Chapter 15, thanks to Stebbins, and why does it upset him so?

4. When Garraty resumes walking in Chapter 13, why does he feel resentful?

5. What does McVries do to try to keep Garraty from obsessing over the time?

6. When the Walkers reach the 115-mile mark at the beginning of Chapter 9, what locations do they still have ahead of them and in what direction are they headed?

7. Explain Parker's analogy about crackers and how they compare to the Walkers.

8. Why does Garraty feel a twinge of excitement when he sees a turnpike sign saying that Oldtown is sixteen miles away?

9. What happens to Garraty's leg in Chapter 13?

10. When it becomes inevitable that Scramm will die, what do the other Walkers decide to do?

(see the answer keys)

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